China has free health care and lower rates of obesity. Here’s how the life expectancy compares to the U.S.
The U.S. always seems to be in competition with China—economically, technologically, militarily. But how do the two countries ...
Report: Obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure remain on the rise in U.S.
Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, ...
Rolling Out6d
How teen obesity is linked to stroke in women
Teen obesity increases stroke risk in women, highlighting the need for early intervention and weight management.
Rethinking obesity: a new approach to diagnosis and treatment
Over 75 medical organisations worldwide have endorsed the new definitions, reflecting a growing consensus for reform.
Health on MSN9d
Experts Propose a New Definition of Obesity—and It Goes Beyond BMI
An international team of doctors proposed a new way to define obesity that's not based solely on BMI. Here's what they ...
Medscape7d
A Guide for Discussing GLP-1s as Obesity Treatments
The author of a new guidebook on GLP-1s and other experts share their tips for how clinicians can optimize patient success ...
Medscape8d
Obesity Medications: Who Needs Priority Access
A Medscape survey found that a strong majority of physicians believe high-risk patients should have easier access to new weight loss drugs.
NewsX1d
This Disease Remains the Leading Cause Of Death In The U.S.; It Is Not Cancer
Heart disease is closely linked with obesity. Excess weight mainly accounts for the surge in deaths from cardiovascular ...
Healio21d
The year in obesity: New data on semaglutide and tirzepatide, sarcopenic obesity and more
Some of the biggest highlights from obesity studies in 2024 included new ... greater reduction in all-cause and CV mortality risk for women compared with men. The study included 412,413 adults ...
A generation at risk: Food crises in Gaza and elsewhere put millions of children in danger of lifelong harm
A surge in the flow of aid into the Gaza Strip since the truce between Israel and Hamas took effect on Jan. 19 is likely to ...
The Hindu5d
How has India revised obesity parameters?
Also, ideal waistlines have to be >90 cm for men and >80 cm for women, lower than Western standards of 102 cm and 88 cm respectively. These guidelines influenced obesity management for South ...